#2364 · 🐟 fish

Striped Surgeonfish

Acanthurus lineatus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Francois Libert · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Wayne and Pam Osborn · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Francois Libert · CC BY-NC 4.0
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5. © Ivan Samra · CC BY-NC 4.0
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7. © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Marek Koszorek · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © mattdowse · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © joseph_dibattista · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Acanthurus lineatus , the lined surgeonfish , is a member of the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes. Other common names include blue banded surgeonfish , blue-lined surgeonfish , clown surgeonfish , pyjama tang , striped surgeonfish , and zebra surgeonfish .

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,990iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
3,990 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).